Suspender-strap-fastening means.



M. McCULLOUGH.

SUSPENDER STRAP FASTENING MEANS APPLICATION FILED usc. 27. Isn.

Patented July 2, 1918.

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Application filed December 27, 1917. Serial No. 209,161.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MoReAN McCUL- LOUGH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles, State of California, have invented a new and useful Suspender-StrapFasten ing Means; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will 'enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.-

The present invention relates to a fastening means for securing crossing suspender straps or the like at their point of intersection, the object of the invention being to provide a fastening means of this character.

which embodies a novelv combination of stitching and metallic fasteners, the stitching holding the superposed thicknesses ltogether over a large area, while the metallic fasteners protect the stitching against any direct outward pull.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a suspender strap fastening means which will hold the intersecting straps tightly together and prevent them from being pulled apart, which is simple and inexpensive and will not add materially to the cost of manufacturing Suspenders, and which will successfully withstand strenuous usage without tearing or becoming unfastened.

With these and other objects in View, the

invention consists in certain novel combina-V tions and arrangements of the parts as will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the novel features thereof being pointed out in the appended claim.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in whichz Figure 1 is a front elevation of a pair of intersecting suspender straps connected by fastening means embodying the invention. Y n

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-.7-'2 of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 ofFigl. A I* Corresponding and like parts arey referred to in the following description and indicated apart.

in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

Referringto the drawings, which illustrate one embodiment of the invention, the numerals l designate a pair of intersecting suspender straps which are provided at their lower ends with the usual button hole tabs 2. The two straps are superposed upon each `other at their point of intersection, and

headed metallic fastening members, such as the eyelets 3 penetrate the two thicknesses of material at points adjacent the corners of the intersection. Lines of stitching 4L extend along opposite sides of the intersection, being parallel thereto and disposed within an thereby shielding the stitching from any,V direct outward pull such as would tear it Arranged within this outer lineY ofv stitching there may be an inner line Vof.

stitching 6 for holding the two thicknesses 'of Vmaterial closely together at the center 'of the intersecting area. Both lines of stitching, however, are within the area deined by the eyelets 3 so as to be protected thereby against any direct upward pull. The two suspender straps are thus securely fastened together, being held in intimate contact with each other over a large area by the stitching, and the stitching being protected against direct outward pull such as would tear it apart n by the eyelets. Suspenders manufactured in this manner will successfully withstand the most strenuous usagewithout tearing or pulling apart at the 'intersection ofl the straps.

Having thus I described the .Y invention, Y what I claim as new and desire to secure byY Letters Patent, is

ing suspender straps, withmeans for fastening said straps at. their crossing point, Y

said fastening means comprising headed me- Y Y i 1oo K 1 The-combination of a pair of intersect- Y L In testimony whereof I have signed my lname to this specification 1n the presence oi' t'Wo subserlvblng 'Wlt/nesses.v

MORGAN MoCULLOUGrI-I.

tallc fasteners which penetrate the two straps at the corners Where they cross each other, and line'sof stitching arranged Within the area de'ned by the metallic fasteners whereby the said metallic fasteners will pro- /Vtnesses: l A Y *l teCt the lines of stitching aga-inst' direct v`ou-t i C. `(l-M1c`L.V-ILL, ward. pull. Gr. V. ALLEN.

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